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30 January 2012 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 January 2012 was a Monday.
- ARIA No. 1
- The ARIA No. 1 was “Wild Ones” by Flo Rida featuring Sia.
- Top Film of 2012
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 2012
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2012 was the Mazda3.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 January is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 January 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 January 2012 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 30 January
- 1989 The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is closed.
- 1995 Hydroxycarbamide becomes the first approved preventive treatment for sickle cell disease.
- 2007 Microsoft Corporation releases Windows Vista, a major release of the operating system Microsoft Windows and the NT based kernel.
- 2013 Naro-1 becomes the first carrier rocket launched by South Korea.
- 2020 The World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
Famous people born on 30 January
- Christian Bale, British actor (born 1974)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and statesman, 32nd President of the United States (1882–1945)
- Amelia Dimoldenberg, English comedian, writer and presenter (born 1994)
- Phil Collins, English drummer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1951)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2012 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '2012 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Australia
- 27 February – The Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party holds a ballot to determine its leader and by extension the Prime Minister of Australia. Julia Gillard wins the ballot by 71 votes to Kevin Rudd's 31 votes.
- 24 March – The Queensland state election is held. Anna Bligh's Labor government is defeated heavily, with the Liberal National Party led by Campbell Newman winning the largest parliamentary majority in the state's history.
Life in Australia in 2012
Prime Minister
Julia Gillard
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$1.45
Loaf of Bread
$3.10
Average House
$480,000
Weekly Wage
$1,355.00
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